A patient is scheduled for a chemotherapy treatment in approximately 30 minutes.Breakfast trays have arrived and are being served on the unit.What is the nurse's best intervention?
A) Encourage the patient to eat all his breakfast to keep up his strength to fight the cancer.Remind the patient that breakfast is about one third of his daily intake.
B) Listen attentively to any concerns that the patient expresses regarding the treatment.Offer to hold his tray until after the treatment.
C) Offer to call the family to come and be present after the treatment.Encourage the patient to drink at least all of the orange juice and coffee.
D) Suggest that the patient request a dose of strong analgesic instead of eating because this treatment is very painful.
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